Murphy resident Loveless runs for Congress

Josh Loveless is not the typical politician. Loveless, 35, is the father of three and working on his bachelor’s degree.

“I had a hard life growing up,” Loveless said. “There were six of us, and my father was out of work for a long time. By the time I was 14, I was working full time.”

Loveless said due to his financial situation, he was not able to take the usual route to getting an education, by going to a four-year university and earning a degree.

“I started working on engineering and IT certifications,” he said. “I have two CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) certifications, which is hard to do. I went to school off and on, but I will now receive my Bachelor of Science in IT systems in March from the University of Phoenix.”

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